to be; to exist; (arch.) to come; (arch.) to go; (arch.) to be (somewhere)
sincerity; true heart; devotion
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
judgment; judgement; discernment
literally; to the letter; literal
but; however; provided that
way; method; means; resource; course
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
pillow with a box-shaped wooden base
preserved food boiled in sweetened soy sauce
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
early on; earlier on; from early
seasonal change of clothing; changing one's dress for the season; renovation; facelift; redesign
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
to withstand; to be able to endure
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
(how) many times; (how) often
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
competent; suitable; qualified
to be found; to be discovered
student (esp. a university student)
new; unused; new; obvious; natural
disorder; confusion; chaos
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
re-coating (e.g. repainting, respraying, etc.)
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade